In those days, I mainly received training in these aspects, including taking medicine, starving, freezing, memorizing map locations, and practicing exercises, some of which benefited me throughout my life.
The eight-step cicada is a footwork to avoid the opponent's attack. It was widely circulated in the folk martial arts circles in the past! Similar to Tai Chi, there are many versions, some of which are authentic, and some of which are just fake Yu. The version I learned is the monkey coming to the door.
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is that useful?
Of course it works!
Even if so much time has passed, if you find a young guy who practices Sanda to fight with me, I can't beat him, but he can't even think of hitting me in the face.
The man who mounted the monkey on the horse has long since died. I will tell you the general outline of the eight steps to drive away the cicada. Those who can understand it are intelligent people.
Eight steps to catch the cicada.
It means: one step to look at the shadow, two steps to dodge, three steps to roll forward and back, four steps to dodge and lean back, five steps like willows swinging in the wind, six thousand miles of gap, seven steps to circle the city, eight or eight steps to chase the cicadas.
Legend has it that after practicing to the last step, you will be as light as a swallow and can easily catch cicadas on trees.
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"You brat! Why are you so stupid!"
"I've been studying for several days! I can't even learn the starting position!"
My nose and face were bruised and swollen after being beaten, so I said with a grimace: "Master Monkey, it's not that I don't study hard, it's just that your starting position is too difficult."
"Stop talking nonsense! I'm adding two stakes to him!"
"Okay, Mr. Monkey!"
The bearded man agreed and there was a strange "rebar array" on the ground.
The bearded man found two steel bars with a diameter of one centimeter. He bent the steel bars directly with his hands and broke them into a "U-shape". Then he waved his palm like a hammer and broke the U-shaped steel bars with a few palms.
The head rushed down and hit the soil! Forming a pile array.
I stepped on it with my bare feet and my feet hurt.
The numbers one to sixteen were written in chalk next to each pile formation!
The old man shouted: "Left foot up nine! Left foot left six! Right foot back twelve!"
I couldn't look down at the numbers, I had to step on the corresponding steel bars with my toes immediately.
If I hesitated for a moment or stepped on something wrong, he would immediately whip me with a belt.
The most difficult thing is that you can’t step on the right position behind because you can’t see it at all! It’s especially easy to step on the wrong side!
If you study carefully, you will find that these points completely correspond to the Kun position, shape position, etc. in Yin and Yang theory.
"Tsk tsk...I can see it."
The bearded man suddenly said: "Master Monkey, the reason why this kid can't practice well is because he has never practiced horse stance, which makes his lower body unstable. This is a flaw. Time is limited now, so I think it's better to let him learn how to do it directly.
Wind Swings Willow Step, that move does not require high basic requirements."
The old man thought for a moment, nodded and said, "That makes sense. Boy, do you hate me for beating you?"
I immediately said: "Master teaches! Hitting means pain and scolding means love! How can the apprentice hate it?"
As soon as he heard what I said, the old man grinned and said, "You are such a good disciple. Then I will show you the Wind Step."
"Come here, hit me on the head, think about me killing your parents, don't spare any effort," he said, throwing a one-meter-long steel rod to me.
Seeing the little old man in front of me with his head lowered, I tightened my grip on the stick and swallowed. I thought, at such a close distance, would I be able to open his head if I hit him with the stick?
"Come on, you brat! I'll beat you if I ask you to! Why are you moaning like an old woman!"
